PSA baseball recaps
SALISBURY — The Putnam Science Academy baseball team traveled to the hills of Northwest Connecticut to take on Salisbury School and fell short in a great battle, 3-2. Brian Feliz brought in a run with an RBI single in the top of the 5th inning, scoring Chris Promades. Justin DeJesus later scored to bring the second Mustang run. Andres Jurado started on the mound pitching 3 innings while giving up 2 runs on 5 hits with 2 runs earned and a strikeout. Janiver Diaz went in to relieve Jurado in the 3rd pitching the rest of the way. Diaz gave up one run on the mound while dealing 6 strikeouts.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Jacob Mondo was outstanding in the 9-5 home win against Mount Saint Charles. Mondo pitched a superb 4 ? innings with 8 strikeouts. Shilo Reyes shined in his outing of 2 ? innings. Mount St. Charles began to threaten the Mustangs. Through Reyes’ composure and pitching acumen he got the Mustangs out of the jam. Nolan Rodman extended the Mustangs lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the 4th with an RBI-single. Kike Melo brought in an RBI with a single of his own to make it 6-0. With the score at 7-5 with the Mustangs in the lead in the 6th inning, as Mount St. Charles threatened with runners in scoring position, Max Sanchez made the defensive play of the game to hold Mount St. Charles at bay. Catching a routine fly ball from right field, Sanchez threw out the tagging runner at home with an absolute laser of a throw. The Mustangs extended the lead to 9-5 later on and won by the same score.
By Ben Heacox
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